Synopsis

Change is natural—beautiful, cathartic, necessary. But change is also painful, ugly, destructive. It’s one of life’s only constants. You can either embrace it or struggle against it. But it’s unlikely you'll ever stop it.

This collection of 29 short stories, poems, and essays will take your breath away, break your heart, and even inspire transformation in your life. Because there’s no time like the present to break out of your shell, spread your wings, and embrace your own metamorphosis.

Written by members of The Ohio Writers' Association, with audio book production by members of the Ohio Audiobook Narrators

Table of Contents 

Wild Animals – poetry

Upon The Zinnia Petal – fantasy

The Hidden— poetry

The Sisters – poetry

Chaoyangia – poetry

A Place For My Brother – fiction: family-in-crisis

Spring Forward – poetry

Experiments In Living Chemistry – memoir

I Am Gilgamesh – memoir

On Seeing My Great Granddaughter In The Womb – poetry

Lump –fiction: family-in-crisis

Transparent – poetry

Miracle Of The Mass – poetry

My Patient, My Aunt – memoir

Mystery School – poetry

Negala Clouds – poetry

The Blown Harp Lesson – poetry

The Rift – LGBTQ+ fiction: family-in-crisis

The Guts That Come With Love – a poem

The Sheriff – American western

Unbecoming – poetry

Red: A Fairy Tale – LGBTQ+ romance/fairy tale

The Last Susan – poetry

Aubade – poetry

Grandma Teague And Me – memoir

At The Crossing – poetry

Eight Billion Wolves--essay

Fair Flip – urban fantasy

On The Way To Proximata – science fiction

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